Shloka 2

Narada Questions Pulastya — Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यमुषिमासीनमाश्रमे वाग्विदां वरम् नारदः परिपप्रच्छ पुराणं वामनाश्रयम्

Transliteration

pulastyamuṣimāsīnamāśrame vāgvidāṃ varam nāradaḥ paripapraccha purāṇaṃ vāmanāśrayam

Translation

นารทได้ทูลถามฤๅษีปุลัสตยะ ผู้ประทับนั่งในอาศรมและเป็นเลิศในหมู่นักรู้วาจาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เกี่ยวกับปุราณะที่มีวามนะเป็นศูนย์กลาง

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्य-मुनिम्: Pulastya the sage
• पुलस्त्य-मुनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुलस्त्यः स मुनिः)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आस्’ धातोः—seated

• आश्रमॆ: in the hermitage
• आश्रमॆ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• वाक्-विदाम्: of the knowers of speech
• वाक्-विदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाचां विदः = speech-knowers)

• वरम्: the best
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठम्’ अर्थे

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• परिपप्रच्छ: asked (in detail)
• परिपप्रच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: परि-

• पुराणम्: the Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• वामन-आश्रयम्: having Vāmana as its basis/theme
• वामन-आश्रयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वामनम् आश्रयः यस्य/वामनाश्रयम्)

Speakers

• Nārada to Pulastya

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Purāṇic transmission
• Guru–śiṣya dialogue
• Scriptural inquiry

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Purāṇic method values humble, sustained inquiry (paripraśna) and lineage-based transmission; spiritual knowledge is approached through dialogue, not mere assertion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is the framing device that introduces forthcoming pancalakṣaṇa elements; it functions as the nidāna (occasion) for narration rather than a direct sarga/pratisarga unit.

What is the symbolic significance?

Pulastya represents authoritative Vedic speech and memory; Nārada represents devotional curiosity and itinerant dissemination—together modeling how Purāṇas bridge learned tradition and lived bhakti.